Long Live Libby Purves! For common sense, concise argument, compassion, and fun that sees you belly laugh through your day, she is your woman. Just remembering a few words of hers had me giggling like a loony Tescos.
Not having slept for eons may have had something to do with it. That and a new baby. Libby's guide on parenting was a godsend, laying down no rules but piling on the confidence. Everything I was doing was right. Libby convinced me.
Today in The Times she stresses: " A crying infant wants comfort and food so to hell with the book." In the befuddled world of new parenthood, that says it all. You need no more. Except a sense of humour and Libby shovels that on too. Piles it high, brilliantly.
Read her column. And her books. She is a gem and a brainbox, with a first from Oxford. One of the best in the writing business, she knows what she is talking about. If that sounds over the top, I make no apology, just read her and see if you don't feel the same.
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